Arizona weekly citizen., 1887-12-17
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Crisp of Georgis, chairman; Messrs OnthwAite of GhiO. Burns of Missouri ] Onerall Of Virginia. Marsh of Pennsyi vania, ONeill ot Indiana, Moore of Tex. as, Johnston Of North Carolina, and Heard of Mississippi.
 KANSAS CITY, December I2-Dr. Mor. rison Muuford, editor of ihe Kansas Cits Times, was knocked down and s. vereiy beaten to-day by Ed. Corrigar, 6 horse man. The cause of the attack is supposed to bs an editorial scoTing Cor rigsn for his attack on s reporter O. the 1 Times.
 WASHINGTON, December I2-Senstor FarwelPs bIll regulating immigration, provides that any immigrant coming from foreign port to sny port within the United States. snail, before b.iDg permitted tO land. have the Urited States consul for the DOT; of clearance oi said vessel certify that said immigrant is not s convict, paIpsr, disrePutable or insane person, and Is possessed of sut- ficIent means tO support himself for eix months. That any master attempting to land immigrants without the above cer- tiicates, shall be guilty of misde- mesnor and be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars for each immigrant. SO found, and one year in the peniteDtiary.
 WAsHISGToY, December I2.-Among the nominations were the following: To he envoys extraordinary and ministers plenIpotentisry of the United States, Oscar l., Strauss, of New York to Tuf- key. Alexander B. Layton, tO Ausiro- Hungary, Bay liss W. Hanns, of Indiens, to the Argentine Republic.
 To be minister resident and corsul general of the United States tO BCliyig, $. S., Carlisle. of Louisiana.
 To be consul general Of the Uni'ed States at Paris, Jared Lawrence of Cali tornia.
 To be secretary of legation and COT Ful general of the United States a. BOgOte , John w. Walker of Texas.
 c. Brown Gvode Co be c mmissioner of fish and fisheries.
 NEW YORK. December F. John Ja- cob Astor died st his home ID this clty, this evening.
 DENvEB, December 12.-OfiCers End settlers have surrounded the dugout st Corona where Newton VOis and his f1ur men are enlrenched 6Dd will make On attempt to drivs them out tonight If unsuccessful they will set fire to the place.
 BosTog, December l2.-The long de iayed trial of Mrs. Sarah J. Robinson, the alleged pOisOner of J. c. RJbiD. on. I.izzIe J. Robinson, her children, and Of Oliver Sleeper; and Arthur Freeman, was begun n the supreme judicial cOur: at East Cambrdge this morning bsfOFe Judges Field and kBOwltOu.
 PARIS, December l2.-rhe new czbi- net is composed as follows: Tirsud. president Of the council and minister of finance, post roads and telegraphs; Fel heres, minister of justice; FlOureDs minister of foreign affairs; SaOrien. min ister of the interior; Doutresne, min lster of commerce; LOubet, minister of public works; Demshore. minister of marine; VIett, minister of agriculture; Fahe, minister of public instruction; Hnd General LogerO', minister of war.
 Among the bills presented and refer red were the following:
 By D0iph-IO provide for fOrtIfica- lions add other coast defenses. It appIO- prisies Sl26, 6,277, 5000, under direction Of tax account of 1865.
 Aldrich-TO authorize the secretary Of the treasury to apply the surplus now m the treasury to the purchase of U ;. bonds and prepay ment Ot interest OE the public debt,
 MsndeTson- Granting a pension t) every soldier and sailor who Is incspaCi- tated for the performance of manual lG- bOr and for pensions for dependent rels- tIyes of deceased soldiers and sailors. He ssid he introduced the bill at the unanimous request os the C.. A. R.
 Cullnm-IO pension tAe widow os Gen. John A. Logan; also. for a constr tutiOnsl amendment relating to bigaUy and pOlygamy.
 Sherman-FOr the arrangement o!| closer commercial relations ID the inter es; of peace between the United States and the Republic of Mexico.
 GhandleF-FIxing the salaries of sey- ergl O, the judges ot the United States District courts st four thousand dollars.
 Stanford Granting to the state of California five per cent of tho proceeds of each sales Ot public lands III that slate.
 Mitchell-Abrogatirg all treaties with 'tN S--A-AASN NAA4 AE rV AhA haI lucy UEL- nit the coming Of Chinese into the United States also for the appointment of c1mmisaIOn to select a site for naval station on the Pacific Coast.
 Fry-Ofered a resolution directing the secretary of the treasury to trans mt to the senate copies of al letters and other communications relating e. the Psaifc Coast Steamship Co, and Eli papers touching that transaction. Adopted.
 The total number of bills and ioirt resolutions were 59i, larger number than were ever before introduced in the senate in one day.
 The senate IS about tC Tt move tbc iu- l junction Of secrecy from the journal o! i executive proceedings from the 29 n ;o | the end Of the J0ih congress. twenty J ear sgc. It ills fifteen volumes. Adjourned.
 DENVER, December 12-P. Davidson, Ieweier sod pawnbroker, assigned to- | q y. Assets S27,70O; liabilities S3l,-
 LONDON, December 13-The Pal Mall I Gazette says hat Gen. Willoughby, m til recently ambassador of Madagasc, T. gar I-f.H-N-s " eF hAnHtNAFAA nAl HIS NNa to Madagascar, of embezzlement of l2,- OOO pounds, and sentenced to ImpIisou- ment for an indefinite peroi.
 WASHINGTON, December 13-The ser ate committee on privileges of cleo !cu and elections, has decIded unRnimous'y 'o seat Faulkner of West Virginia.
 DUBLIN. December l3-PayDe. M. P. who has been bs.ricsded in Tiffany Gas tie, resisting ihei efforts to arrest hIr:. left the castle eLr tDis morning. eluJ- ing the police sentiae!s, aud tEkinV caI, was driven to sn unknown place. The police are securing me country for bim.
 ST LOUIs, December 13-Advlces from Ishlequah say su ultimatum on the po- itiosl crises has been reached to-day by he Nationals calling ou the government 70 settle matters. Agent Owen has tele- yrRphed the Indian Office st Washing op. IL is thought that commissioners will be sent to the territory at oncc.
 PH- sADELPHIA, December I3.-Ipfor. nation has been received at the Knights i # LsbCr headquarters, to the effect that i 'ov3erly has been stricken Eith seyara lemorrha-e of tEa l1pgs Et his homo